clinch

[ klinch ]
/ klɪntʃ /

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

Also clench (for defs 1–4, 9, 11, 12).

Origin of clinch

First recorded in 1560–70; later variant of Middle English clench

OTHER WORDS FROM clinch

clinch·ing·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH clinch

clench clinch

Example sentences from the Web for clinch

British Dictionary definitions for clinch

clinch
/ (klɪntʃ) /

verb

noun

Also (for senses 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10): clench

Word Origin for clinch

C16: variant of clench